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(43) Date of publication: 30.04.2025 Bulletin 2025/18 (21) Application number: 23734606.9 (22) Date of filing: 21.06.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 5/142(2006.01) A61M 5/172(2006.01) A61M 5/145(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61M 5/14224; A61M 5/14244; A61M 5/14593; A61M 5/1723 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2023/066863 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/247650 (28.12.2023 Gazette 2023/52)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 21.06.2022 EP 22180265 (71) Applicant: University of Galway Galway (IE)	(72) Inventors: WYLIE, Robert Dublin, D15 VYH2 (IE) CONNOLLY, Jack Wicklow, A63 XK70 (IE) DUFFY, Garry Galway, H91 DVF7 (IE) DOLAN, Eimear Mayo, F12 R992 (IE) SCHREIBER, Lucien Galway, H91 Y336 (IE) (74) Representative: Purdylucey Intellectual Property  23 Ely Place Dublin 2 D02 N285 Dublin 2 D02 N285 (IE)